Pr removal foreign body external auditory canal without anesthesia at CHI St. Vincent Morrilton

4 Hospital Drive, Morrilton, AR · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1891778049

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$85.07

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$334.00

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$81.48 with Humana vs $2,477.00 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Humana Medicare|All Plans $81.48 ↓ -4%
BCBS - AR Medicare|PFFS $81.48 ↓ -4%
United Medicare|All Plans $83.93 ↓ -1%
BCBS - AR Medicare|HMO PPO $83.93 ↓ -1%
Cigna Medicare|Healthspring $83.93 ↓ -1%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $85.56 ↑ +1%
Centene Medicare|Allwell $85.56 ↑ +1%
BCBS - AR Commercial|All Other Plans $118.09 ↑ +39%
BCBS - AR Commercial|TrueBlue Exchange $118.09 ↑ +39%
Centene Commercial|Ambetter Exchange $179.84 ↑ +111%
Cigna Commercial|AHN $181.00 ↑ +113%
Cigna Commercial|NBR $192.00 ↑ +126%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $215.00 ↑ +153%
Centene Commercial|QualChoice $250.26 ↑ +194%
TotalCare Medicaid|All Plans $567.50 ↑ +567%
Empower Medicaid|All Plans $567.50 ↑ +567%
Summit Medicaid|All Plans $567.50 ↑ +567%
United Commercial|Non-Options $598.00 ↑ +603%
United Commercial|Options $598.00 ↑ +603%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $2,477.00 ↑ +2812%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,477.00 ↑ +2812%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $2,477.00 ↑ +2812%

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Pr removal foreign body external auditory canal without anesthesia at other Arkansas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville $219.05 $35.50 – $120.88
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville $204.10 $39.12 – $69.55
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark $204.10 $38.32 – $69.55
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris $204.10 $44.93 – $72.73
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron $204.10 $44.93 – $69.55
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood $84.15 $219.37 – $219.37
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs not published $219.37 – $219.37

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